Obituary for David R. Jacquart
David R. Jacquart, 83, of
Ironwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, in
Wakefield.
He was born Dec. 9, 1926, in Ironwood, son
of the late Louis and Florence (Bartlett) Jacquart, and graduated from St.
Ambrose High School in 1944. He then entered the U.S. Navy, serving in the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, and was honorably
discharged as a Seaman First Class in 1946. Following his discharge, he
returned to Ironwood to attend Gogebic Community College. Because of his love of flying, David joined
the U.S. Air Force and then the U.S. Army, working in aircraft maintenance
and flying helicopters in Viet Nam. He retired in 1966 as a Chief Warrant
Officer and was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters and the Bronze
Star for service in Viet Nam. Prior to returning to Ironwood, David resided in
Greybull, Wyoming where he maintained aircraft that were used to fight forest
fires. He was the chief of fixed wing maintenance for Hawkins and Powers
Aviation. In Ironwood, he was the manager of the Gogebic Co.
Airport. David was a 4th Degree member and past Grand
Knight of the Greybull Knights of Columbus Council, a member of Our Lady of
Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood and a member of the Ironwood American Legion
Post 5. His hobbies included tinkering with anything mechanical and working on
computers. Surviving are his step-children, Dr. and Mrs
Victor Dee and Marjorie Lofgreen of Nacogdoches, Texas, Ms. Deborah M. Lofgreen
and Mr. Carl Gordon of Phoenix, Ariz., Christopher G. and Patricia Lofgreen of
Lincoln, Neb., Mr. Mark M. Lofgreen and Mr. Kaj B. Lofgreen of Columbia, Mo.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Cassin and Paula Lofgreen of Steilacoom, Wash.; his brother,
Robert (Kay), of Ironwood, and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, David was preceded
in death by his wife, Phyllis Ann; sisters, Florence Ruth Jacquart in
infancy, Evonne Jagla and Mary Louise Geach; and brothers, Lionel and
Eugene. The family would like to thank the staff at
the Gogebic Medical Care Facility (especially Denny) for the respectful and
dignified care David received. In accordance with the family's wishes,
cremation has taken place. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
Saturday, Sept.18, at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood,
with the Rev. Darryl Pepin, celebrant. Rite of Committal will take place in the St.
Joseph Family Room at the church, where full military rites will be accorded by
the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard. A luncheon will follow in the parish
hall. Private interment will be in the Jacquart
family plot in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood. Relatives and friends may call in the St.
Joseph Family Room at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, where members
of Pere Menard Assembly 471, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, will serve as
honor guard In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may
be made to the Our Lady of Peace Adopt-A-Student Program. To view David's obituary online, sign the
guestbook or express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
Ironwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, in
Wakefield.
He was born Dec. 9, 1926, in Ironwood, son
of the late Louis and Florence (Bartlett) Jacquart, and graduated from St.
Ambrose High School in 1944. He then entered the U.S. Navy, serving in the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, and was honorably
discharged as a Seaman First Class in 1946. Following his discharge, he
returned to Ironwood to attend Gogebic Community College. Because of his love of flying, David joined
the U.S. Air Force and then the U.S. Army, working in aircraft maintenance
and flying helicopters in Viet Nam. He retired in 1966 as a Chief Warrant
Officer and was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters and the Bronze
Star for service in Viet Nam. Prior to returning to Ironwood, David resided in
Greybull, Wyoming where he maintained aircraft that were used to fight forest
fires. He was the chief of fixed wing maintenance for Hawkins and Powers
Aviation. In Ironwood, he was the manager of the Gogebic Co.
Airport. David was a 4th Degree member and past Grand
Knight of the Greybull Knights of Columbus Council, a member of Our Lady of
Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood and a member of the Ironwood American Legion
Post 5. His hobbies included tinkering with anything mechanical and working on
computers. Surviving are his step-children, Dr. and Mrs
Victor Dee and Marjorie Lofgreen of Nacogdoches, Texas, Ms. Deborah M. Lofgreen
and Mr. Carl Gordon of Phoenix, Ariz., Christopher G. and Patricia Lofgreen of
Lincoln, Neb., Mr. Mark M. Lofgreen and Mr. Kaj B. Lofgreen of Columbia, Mo.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Cassin and Paula Lofgreen of Steilacoom, Wash.; his brother,
Robert (Kay), of Ironwood, and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, David was preceded
in death by his wife, Phyllis Ann; sisters, Florence Ruth Jacquart in
infancy, Evonne Jagla and Mary Louise Geach; and brothers, Lionel and
Eugene. The family would like to thank the staff at
the Gogebic Medical Care Facility (especially Denny) for the respectful and
dignified care David received. In accordance with the family's wishes,
cremation has taken place. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
Saturday, Sept.18, at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood,
with the Rev. Darryl Pepin, celebrant. Rite of Committal will take place in the St.
Joseph Family Room at the church, where full military rites will be accorded by
the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard. A luncheon will follow in the parish
hall. Private interment will be in the Jacquart
family plot in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood. Relatives and friends may call in the St.
Joseph Family Room at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, where members
of Pere Menard Assembly 471, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, will serve as
honor guard In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may
be made to the Our Lady of Peace Adopt-A-Student Program. To view David's obituary online, sign the
guestbook or express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.